Mauvelous is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #294c3f |
| Complementary Color | #b2d6c8 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (337.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 77.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mauvelous Color. The Light Tip Toes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Etiquette (#e2d0d6) for more calm effect. Try Exotic Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b2d6c8 is the best complementary color to Mauvelous. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6b3c0 complementary color is Jet Stream, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #d6b2d1 and #d6b7b2. Thus found on the left and right of #d6b3c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Thistle and Clam Shell colors as they work well with Mauvelous.
The split-complementary Mauvelous palette consists of #b2d1d6 and #b2d6b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b2d6c8). Try Jungle Mist and Surf colors in combination with #d6b3c0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #d6b3c0 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mauvelous. Thus Casper and Pixie Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mauvelous contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Jet Stream, Green Mist, and Lavender Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6b3c0 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mauvelous tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#b2d6c8) and two others. The Pixie Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Gray – 120° from the complementary Jet Stream. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0d6b2 and #c8b2d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #d6b3c0 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Mauvelous has a hue angle of 337.71°, a saturation of 29.91% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6b3c0 is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 16.08% black ink.
| HEX | #d6b3c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(214,179,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.72, 8.63, 16.08 |
| HSL | hsl(337.71,29.91%,77.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(337.71,16.36%,83.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.2788,14.7356,-1.8737) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3661,50.3421,56.7735) |